Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-03 | Page 15 | Kern River is Now Harnessed

Kern River Is Now Harnessed Biggest Single Installment of Power Ever Hooked on to los Angeles. LOS ANGELES. July 2. Kern rlvr was harnessed to Los Angolcs yesterday. yes-terday. Tho biggest single Installment Install-ment of power ever hooked on to the electric system of tho city was connected con-nected by the completion of tho cables of the company, which fetch tho energy of 10.CCO horses Crom n source over 100 miles away There are 750 miles of wire, which weighs half a pound to the foot, making Its entire weight about 1000 tons. Tho wires are hoi I to poles by 21.0C0 In .mlators, the largest ever used In California,